Izinhlobo ze-Asparagus ziyahlukahluka: izitshalo ze-herbaceous, izihlahla nezihlahla ezinamahlathi, ama-lianas. I-Asparagus ngesiGreki isho ukuthi "ukukhula okuncane". Umuntu uye wafunda ukusebenzisa lesi sitshalo ukuze kuzuze yena. Isithombe esikhulu kunazo zonke se-asparagus (3,000 BC) sitholakala eGibhithe, futhi umbhali wasendulo waseRoma-apheka i-Apsiussi emibhalweni yakhe wadumisa izimfanelo zokugcoba (i-asparagus - igama elibanzi le-asparagus - "i-asparagus" lafika kithi lisuka e-Italian).
